The Passion of Joan of Arc is a film which exemplifies a keen use of close-up and emphasis on the expressions of characters. ...
A place in the film where close-up is notable is in the opening scene when Joan, played by Renée Falconetti, enters the court room. ... Because these are men who visibly represent the Catholic Church, the audience sympathizes with Joan under the assumption that she has done wrong by God, and by the pain on her face as she is tormented. ...
Another place in the film that illustrates Dreyer’s use of close-up is the scene between Joan and a priest who seems to be serving as a mentor-figure to her. It is shot on a set intended to symbolize a cell-type room where Joan is kept until the priest-judges decide what to do with her.
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